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How do I handle drawn positions in zero time increment games?

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Is there a forced stalemate although the superior side is to move?

problems stalemate

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Why is 11. .. h6 such a bad move?

positional-play evaluation petroff-defense

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Why are side pawns better than center pawns in this position?

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Why do chess engines cause immediate draws rather than giving the opponent the opportunity to blunder or run out of time?

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modified Jun 29 at 10:55 usr 101

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What is a pawn hook?

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modified Jul 6 at 21:17 Herb 3,245

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FIDE Laws: what exactly does 'colours reversed' in 7.3 mean?

rules fide pieces

modified Jul 5 at 22:34 Rewan Demontay 14.8k

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Can there be a checkmate with maximum points of material (103) while covering 64 squares?

problems checkmate records pieces point-value

modified Jun 30 at 16:16 Rewan Demontay 14.8k

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Which methods can be used to prove that a position is illegal?

analysis programming retrograde-analysis calculation chess-algorithms

modified Jul 15 at 6:13 Community♦ 1

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Is it normal for a chess engine to blunder material if its evaluation is only based on naive material evaluation?

engines programming computer-chess minimax

answered Jun 29 at 13:19 Hagen von Eitzen 439

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How many times can the same pawn move be made in a game?

problems pawns records notation mathematics

modified Jul 7 at 14:48 Rewan Demontay 14.8k

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Where does the money come from?

tournament tournament-directors

modified Jul 5 at 14:50 terdon 207

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Where can I find chess tournaments near me for kids or teens?

tournament children

modified Jun 26 at 23:37 Rewan Demontay 14.8k

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Understanding when it's OK / not OK to trade off the fianchettoed bishop

strategy fianchetto trading

modified 4 hours ago Glorfindel♦ 22.5k

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Why is there association between a queenless position and the endgame?

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modified Jul 3 at 13:45 Andrea Mori 1,146

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Why is Bc4 “bad” in a regular Sicilian, yet played almost exclusively in the Smith-Morra?

sicilian-defense

modified Jul 13 at 20:31 Glorfindel♦ 22.5k

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Examples where top engines in a tournament match diverge in evaluation

engines tournament evaluation

modified Jul 12 at 20:44 Tortar 199

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When playing a two-game match, is it better to have white in the first game?

statistics

modified Jul 21 at 12:14 rpdejonge 71

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Hard anxiety playing chess

psychology

answered Jul 5 at 4:22 dlemper 595

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What is meant by “Licensed” in FIDE website?

fide grandmaster world-championship

answered Jul 12 at 18:14 Brian Towers♦ 59.4k

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Is this endgame a draw?

endgame draw

answered Jul 11 at 0:17 Noam D. Elkies 5,163

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Notation for ambiguous moves with three pieces or more

fide notation

modified Jul 12 at 14:50 Rewan Demontay 14.8k

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Is the Dunst Opening with 3. Nce2 unsound?

opening analysis

modified Jul 21 at 0:32 James Ko 1,161

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A Swiss nightmare

rules fide swiss-pairing

modified Jul 7 at 11:01 Brian Towers♦ 59.4k

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Why are these sequence of steps played to solve this puzzle?

analysis puzzles

modified Jul 12 at 14:54 Rewan Demontay 14.8k

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If repetition loses, who wins KvK?

problems mathematics threefold-repetition

modified Jun 29 at 3:24 Laska 9,042

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All draw Round Robin

draw

answered Jul 8 at 13:30 L. Scott Johnson 198

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Why not immediately force a draw when losing is possible but winning isn't?

engines draw

answered Jul 2 at 9:35 emdio 1,220

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Are there any online chess tournaments for beginners( or new players)?

tournament fide online-chess beginner

answered Jul 7 at 15:00 Theodeo 523

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Looking for tactical Sicilian lines besides the Dragon and Najdorf

opening tactics sicilian-defense

modified Jul 12 at 7:07 Glorfindel♦ 22.5k

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Tempting bad moves

psychology blunder

modified Jul 11 at 6:57 Community♦ 1

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Why does Stockfish evaluate this position as equal?

engines analysis endgame stockfish

modified Jul 7 at 3:43 Rewan Demontay 14.8k

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Where was Stockfish's fatal mistake in this game against Leela?

analysis stockfish leela

modified Jul 21 at 15:45 Community♦ 1

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Interesting knight vs bishop endgame

endgame

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A critical endgame in the French Winaver

computer-chess

answered Jul 9 at 22:20 eaglewing 1

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How many unoriginal pawn moves can be made in a single game?

problems pawns records notation mathematics

answered Jul 9 at 7:45 Roel Janssen 51

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Is the Two Knights French the only variation where Black is unable to trade off the bad bishop?

french-defense

answered Jul 13 at 3:25 Philip Roe 4,289

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The most often played chess game

history statistics

modified Jul 21 at 15:20 Community♦ 1

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As a Closed Sicilian player, is it impossible to avoid the Taimanov Variation without accepting an inferior position?

theory sicilian-defense sicilian-taimanov

answered Jul 21 at 2:16 James Ko 1,161

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Ideas to keep in mind before a tournament

strategy

modified Jul 14 at 4:06 Rewan Demontay 14.8k

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What's the accurate move order for this line?

opening modern-defense

answered Jul 13 at 17:25 nyymi 469

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A classical Rook vs Bishop endgame (with pawns)

engines endgame

modified Jun 29 at 10:03 Brian Towers♦ 59.4k

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Do main lines score significantly better?

opening theory

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How engines accomplish calculation speeds of 1000kN/s per Core and above?

engines programming

modified Jul 15 at 12:00 Niclas 51

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What are these types of OTB events from the USCF?

tournament terminology uscf otb-chess

modified Jul 11 at 15:20 Rewan Demontay 14.8k

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Best theory-knowledge rewarding openings?

opening strategy theory positional-play books

modified Jul 13 at 11:51 Jim Auditor 1

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Who was, or is, the oldest WGM?

history grandmaster records women

modified Jun 29 at 21:33 Rewan Demontay 14.8k

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Quick method for generating FEN strings from PGN using Python Chess

database pgn fen python

answered Jul 19 at 13:50 kentdjb 1,351

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